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Comment on “Linfotaping with Kinesio® Tape to manage and treat lymphedema patients: safety and tolerability are more important than efficacy”

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bursa Military Hospital, Bursa, Turkey

    Taner Dandinoglu

  2. Department of General Surgery, Bursa Military Hospital, Bursa, Turkey

    Özgür Dandin

  3. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Çorlu Military Hospital, Tekirdağ, Turkey

    Murat Karadeniz

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Dandinoglu, T., Dandin, Ö. & Karadeniz, M. Comment on “Linfotaping with Kinesio® Tape to manage and treat lymphedema patients: safety and tolerability are more important than efficacy”. Support Care Cancer 24, 4083–4084 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-016-3325-9

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